Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Yellow Thai Style Curry $22.00
    • With crispy chicken, spiced tofu, Asian herbs and wild rice
  • Smoked Fish Croguette $19.90
    • With tartare slaw, poached eggs and romesco sauce
  • Tabouli and Chickpea Salad $18.50
    • With roasted cauliflower, smoked almonds and date labneh
  • Beefburger $19.90
    • With salad leaves, sweet gherkin, red onions, hash browns, barbeque sauce and fries
  • Smoked Seafood Chowder $16.50
    • With hoki, mussels and prawns served with garlic bread
  • Fries $7.00
    • With smoked salt and tomato sauce
  • Pancake Stack $18.50
    • With berry compote, vanilla yoghurt and cinnamon sugar
  • Smoked Potato and Feta Croguette $19.90
    • With poached eggs, sauteed greens, garlic & thyme mushrooms, beetroot hummus, salsa verde and brioche crumbs
  • French toast $16.50
    • with maple syrup, bacon & grilled banana
  • Option 3 $50 per head
    • Antipasto platters, choice of three main plates, three plated desserts
  • Buttermilk chicken burger $24.00
    • crispy chicken, bacon, lettuce, aioli & triple cooked fries
  • Vegetarian $27.00
    • spinach, tomato, black olive, feta & chili
  • Penne noioso $27.00
    • roast chicken, bacon & mushroom in a chipotle cream sauce
  • Ciabatta or rye toast $7.00
    • with butter & jam
  • Chocolate mud cake $14.00
    • gluten free with warm chocolate sauce & mascarpone cream
  • Beef burger $24.00
    • grilled ground beef patty, HSG smoky BBQ sauce, battered onion rings, lettuce & triple cooked fries
  • OPEN STEAK SAMMY $18.00
    • Grilled steak with a red onion jam, tomato and cheese on fresh ciabatta bread with the side of fries and aioli.
  • French Toast $15.00
    • Fresh hot French toast topped with your traditional bacon and banana.
  • FISH N’ ChIPS $22.50
    • Fresh fish of the day, either beer battered or pan-fried with a fresh side salad, fries and aioli.
  • FRIES + TOMATO SAUCE + AIOLI $5.00
  • LAMB SHANKS $25.00
    • Slow cooked New Zealand lamb shanks on a bed of creamy kumara mash, and a lashing of gravy.
  • FRIES + TOMATO SAUCE + AIOLI $5.00
  • MUSSELS $25.00
    • New Zealand Mussels prepared in a creamy white wine garlic lemon and coriander sauce with garlic bread to mop up all the goodness.
  • CHICKEN FILO $24.99
    • Freshly smoked chicken breast with spinach in a cream cheese herb and pine nut sauce.
  • Steamed BBQ Pork Bun
  • XIao Long Bao
  • Deep Fried Taro Cake
  • Pork Sew Mai
  • Sweet Red Beans Machi
  • Pineapple Bun
  • Egg Tarts
  • Deep Fried Squid
  • (Miso or Shoyu) Chashu Pork Ramen $14.50
    • Ramen with tenderly cooked slices of pork
  • Shumai with Ebi & Buta $9.50
    • Minced prawn & pork dim sum, 4 pcs
  • California Roll (10 pcs) $14.00
    • Salmon, avocado, cucumber, lettuce & mayo
  • Tempura Prawn Roll (8 pcs) $13.00
    • Prawn Tempura, lettuce, avocado
  • Sashimi $17.00
    • Salmon & Today's fish
  • Tofu Salad $8.00
    • A super-healthy combination of tofu (low-calorie, low-fat, high-protein) & fresh vegetables (high in fibre, vitamins and minerals)
  • Tori Chicken Udon $14.00
    • bowl of udon noodles is served with chicken pieces in soup of soy based dashi & chicken-stock
  • Sexy Squid Legs "Geso" $6.50
    • Japanese deep-fried calamari. Bruno wants all legs to be sexy
  • Rump steak with chips, salad, Café de Paris butter and demi-glace $19.90
  • -Tomato $3.50
  • -Hash brown $3.50
  • Baked brie and onion pie $9.50
  • -Salmon $18
  • Eggs Benedict with
  • -Warm roast beetroot and feta salad with balsamic dressing $17
  • Yellow lentil dal with rice, flatbreads and coriander yoghurt $19.90
  • ●Toasted Sandwiches $7.00
    • Choice of 3: Ham, cheese, tomato, pineapple, onion and mushroom
  • Seafood Platter For 1 $35 / For 2 $55
    • Salt & pepper crispy calamari, New Zealand green lipped mussels simmered in a sweet chilli, garlic, white wine & spring onions sauce, garlic prawns, pan fried scallops & tempura battered blue cod. Served with steak fries & ciabatta and a fresh green garden salad
  • Chicken Filo $26.00
    • Filo pastry filled with smoked chicken. apricot, pine nuts & cream cheese. Served with your choice of roast vegetables & steamed seasonal vegetables with cheese sauce or a fresh green salad & steak fries
  • Blue Cod Burger & Chips $14.50
  • Ribeye Steak $29.00
    • 300 grams of locally sourced ribeye. Cooked how you like it. Served with your choice of roast vegetables and steamed seasonal vegetables with cheese sauce or a fresh green salad & steak fries. Choose your own sauce, creamy mushroom, garlic butter or peppercorn
  • Pasta of the Day $17.50
    • See specials board
  • -The Ultimate Chocolate Brownie $12.50
    • Covered in a chocolate ganache sauce with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
  • Garden Salad S $8.00 / L $12.50
    • Bowl of fresh garden salad. Add salt & pepper calamari or smoked chicken
  • E33. Testing Platter $24
    • Sampling platter of our starters with 3 style of dipping to share around the table
  • S2. Tom Kha Gai $21.5
    • Mild & Creamy Thai Herbal soup base
  • R2. Khao Pad Ka Pow Moo Krob (Hot) $24.5
    • Bangkok style fried rice with Thai basil, garlic, chilli, and crispy pork belly slices
  • C2. Gang Keaw Waan Gai (Hot) $22.5
    • Hot Chicken Green Curry with perfect blended of fresh herbs & spices
  • Sticky Noodle S $4.90 / L $8.90
  • Thai Style Fried Egg $3.00
  • F16. Yum Goong and Moo Yor (Hot) $25
    • Prawn, Thai steamed meatloaf, and pork minced salad with slaw and gourmet zingy dressing
  • N1. Pad Thai Goong $25
    • Prawn pad thai in egg blanket served with mung bean sprout, peanut, and garlic chives
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Cookies & cream mousse $3.50
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Meat lovers $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Steak burger $19
    • Pepper Steak, Caramelised Onions, Melted Swiss Cheese, Fresh Tomato, Mushrooms, Greens and our Homemade Smokey Tomato Relish in a Gourmet Sourdough Bun. Served with Fries.
  • Venison and blue cheese $22
    • Tender Venison Loin served Medium Rare with Black Cherry and Red Wine Reduction, nestled on a Roast Vegetable Medley and accompanied by a Deluxe Garden Salad and homemade vinaigrette. (GF)
  • Dessert $12
    • Chocolate Brownie served with Berry Coulis and Vanilla Ice Cream.
  • -Or Steak, Eggs and Chips $30
  • Chicken salad $28
    • Juicy Lemon Thyme Chicken Strips served on a bed of Avocado and Mango Salad and a side of Crispy Kale and Sunflower Seed Scorch. (GF)
  • Chicken burger $19
    • Juicy Lemon Thyme Chicken, Avocado, Streaky Bacon, Melted Brie, Fresh Tomato, Baby Spinach and Homemade Aioli in a Gourmet Sourdough Bun. Served with Fries.
  • Chicken salad $20
    • Juicy Lemon Thyme Chicken Strips served on a bed of Avocado and Mango Salad and a side of Crispy Kale and Sunflower Seed Scorch. (GF) (DF).
  • Mac ‘n’ cheese $9
    • Classic Mac ‘n’ Cheese with Ham, served with Fries or Salad.
  • Two fried eggs $4.00
  • Affogato $11.00
    • Your choice of bailey,frangelico or kahlua. Served with a espresso shot and a huge pile of vanilla ice cream
  • Ciabatta toast $3.00
  • Monteith's mixer $14.00
    • Deep fried treats, fat cut fries. Ask for this week's mix
  • After work platter $27.00
    • A selection of mini samosas, mini spring rolls, prawn twisters, crumbed fish bites and two types of fries. Served with a range of sauces and aioli.
  • Beer batter fish fillet $12.00
    • Radler beer battered orange roughy fillet, fresh salad. Thick cut fries. Tartare and tomato sauces. Match this with monteith's radler.
  • Bacon and eggs $14.00
    • Toasted ciabatta, streaky bacon and fried eggs.
  • Monteith's radler fish $31.00
    • Radler beer battered fish fillets, served with tartare sauce, fresh slaw salad and fat fries.
  • Smoked salmon on toasted bagel, caper cream cheese, fresh tomato poached egg and salad $17.00
  • Fat chips with tomato sauce and aioli $7.00
  • French toast with bacon, banana, maple syrup and cinnamon sugar $17.50
  • Castle made soup of the day served with a scone trap $11.00
  • Basil pesto, capsicum, red onion, sundried tomato and olive panini served with a side salad $12.50
  • Additional scone trap $1.00
  • Larnach Castle pie of the day served with fat chips and salad $16.00
  • Kiwi lamb burger with fried egg, tomato, lettuce, and eggplant relish served with kumara fries $22.00
  • Lamb Backstrap $14
    • Lamb on a spiced cous cous with courgette, capsicum red onion topped with a mint yoghurt
  • South Island Lamb Rump $20.00
    • Served with rosemary potatoes, green beans & Harissa sauce
  • Lasagne $18.00
    • Layered beef, tomato bolognaise, topped with parmesan cheese, served with pub slaw & potato wedges
  • Cheese Board $14
    • A selection of cheese served with crackers & a pumpkin chutney
  • 3 Hour Slow Cooked Beef $20
    • Slow cooked Rump steak served medium/rare with mushroom sauce, pub slaw, rosemary potatoes & onion rings
  • Mediterranean Pasta $14
    • Pappardelle pasta tossed with sundried tomato, mushrooms, spinach, pumpkin seeds & ciabatta croutons
  • Fush & Chups $12
    • Lunch sized portion of tempura battered fish served with a pub tartare sauce & a handful of fries
  • BBQ Pork Ribs $20
    • Tender slow cooked ribs coated in a sticky Bourbon BBQ sauce, served with pub slaw & potato wedges
  • Sole Paupiette / Chicken Breast $23.50
  • Thai Beef Salad (DF) $22.50
    • Marinated sirloin seared medium rare on a Thai chilli dressed salad of tomato, mung bean, cucumber, coriander & crispy noodles.(DF)
  • Saturday & Sunday - 9.30am to 1pm
  • -Add Grilled tomato $3.00
  • Chicken Pasta (DF) $19.50
    • Spaghetti pasta, feta, roquette & chicken in a sundried tomato & garlic confit topped with almond slithers.
  • Craft Jumbo Breakfast $19.50
    • eggs (poached or fried), crispy bacon rashers, beef sausages, homemade hashbrowns & tomato on toasted bread
  • -Add Traditional beef sausage $3.00
  • Breads & Spreads $14.50
    • Turkish pide, ciabatta & dark rye breads served with a trio of spreads – hummus, parsley walnut pesto and feta & mint.
  • All Baguettes & Wraps are made to order, served toasted and extra delicious!
  • Garden Salad $8.50
    • Fresh mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, carrot tossed with your choice of dressing: Buttermilk Ranch, Italian, Caesar, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Vinegar - Add chicken for $2.50
  • Cheese Quesadilla $5.00
    • Served with sour cream on the side
  • Soups of the Day
    • Check our specials board (on the left side of the website) or come in to see our selection of 4 homemade soups...2 that change daily, as well as the 2 below that we always offer...
  • Big Breaky Buttie $12.50
    • Two fried eggs, sausage, bacon, cheddar, tomato & bearnaise sauce on a toasted panini
  • - Add a side of bread $1.50
  • The Muffin Muncher $7.50
    • Fried egg, cheddar, bearnaise and tomato on a homemade English muffin - Add sausage or bacon ($1.50 each)
  • The Caesar $10.00
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, tomato, boiled egg, parmesan, croutons and our special Caesar dressing - Add chicken for $2.50
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand